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navy banned women from submarines. well, today in washington state lieutenants junior grade amber cowan an jennifer noonan received gold dolphin pins for submarine warfare. a third woman in georgia got her pin as well. they're the first women to become fully qualified submarine officers. nasa today gave us an unprecedented view of earth at night. it's a composite animation from hundreds of satellite pictures showing the lights of major cities, but also vast areas of darkness, especially in less developed parts of the world. remember this picture. lyndon johnson taking the oath after the assassination of president kennedy. one of the last eyewitnesses in the picture died last night, former texas congressman jack brooks. in his 42 years in the house, brooks not only witnessed history, he made it. he wrote the articles of impeachment against richard nixon. jack brooks was 89. making history and making music. we'll take five to remember jazz great dave brubeck next. continuous amounts. ntly abl citracal slow release contin
navy banned women from submarines. well, today in washington state lieutenants junior grade amber cowan an jennifer noonan received gold dolphin pins for submarine warfare. a third woman in georgia got her pin as well. they're the first women to become fully qualified submarine officers. nasa today gave us an unprecedented view of earth at night. it's a composite animation from hundreds of satellite pictures showing the lights of major cities, but also vast areas of darkness, especially in less...
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if you are going to philly, showers and 50 for the army- navy game. still mild but 55 on sunday for the redskins-ravens game. watch it on channel 9 at 1:00. next seven days temperatures go up. we're in the mid-60s on monday. a much better chance of showers late monday, monday night. lingering showers tuesday. colder but nothing crazy. upper 40s on wednesday. low 50s on thursday. >> pretty darn moderate. >> we'll be right back after this. >> sports is next. >>> since john harbaugh took over in '08 the birds have won 53 games. in that same time frame washington 29. the fortunes of the franchises seem to be taking divergent paths. but not any more. now the equation includes rgiii that gay right there. burgundy and gold feels like they could compete with anybody, and the playoffs are reality. >> gyres thriving under the must-win situation. i think guys are taking it to heart, and i think if we keep flying way we're playing, we can beat anybody. >> that's the redskins' side of things. the ravens looking to get back on track. now comes a younger, faster qb
if you are going to philly, showers and 50 for the army- navy game. still mild but 55 on sunday for the redskins-ravens game. watch it on channel 9 at 1:00. next seven days temperatures go up. we're in the mid-60s on monday. a much better chance of showers late monday, monday night. lingering showers tuesday. colder but nothing crazy. upper 40s on wednesday. low 50s on thursday. >> pretty darn moderate. >> we'll be right back after this. >> sports is next. >>> since...
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if you're going to philadelphia for the army/navy game, a better chance for showers and temperatures in the low to mid- 50s, not as warm and wetter. sunday mild, showers possible for the big game, but temperatures in the low 60s. you can watch the ravens/redskins game on monday night. upper 40s on wednesday and low 50s on thursday. so still mild for the redskins/ravens game, just a slight chance of a shower. >>> fairfax county takes in more federal contracting money than any county in the entire nation. that's why there's extreme worry about the fiscal cliff. i'm peggy fox. coming up what county leaders are doing to try to stop it. >> reporter: i'm kristin fisher in a maintenance yard for the national park service where a group of 5th graders are learning everything that goes into planning for a presidential inauguration. do they have what it takes? find out coming up. >> and you know, redskins fans are not the only ones in love with rg3. his opponents are in awe, as they should be. we'll hear what ravens head coach john harbaugh is afraid of. wo up with ts horrle sh on right sid ien
if you're going to philadelphia for the army/navy game, a better chance for showers and temperatures in the low to mid- 50s, not as warm and wetter. sunday mild, showers possible for the big game, but temperatures in the low 60s. you can watch the ravens/redskins game on monday night. upper 40s on wednesday and low 50s on thursday. so still mild for the redskins/ravens game, just a slight chance of a shower. >>> fairfax county takes in more federal contracting money than any county in...
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it starts saturday with the army-navy game at 3:00 p.m. we'll have a complete wrapup at 7:00 on "game on." >> just go get the wings, beer, soda and sit down and have a good weekend. then on sunday you can watch as the skins bring the ravens to tonight at fed ex fields. that is going to be a fantastic game. >>> when we come back, holiday shopping. >> we'll take a look at some food gifts from some local small businesses. our food blogger will be back with us in just a bit. >>> i'm meteorologist olga breese. starting off with cloudy skies. maybe a peek of sunshine this afternoon but expect scattered showers throughout the day. temperatures only making the middle range 50s. >>> an accident being cleared up from the intersection of seven locks road and montrose road in rockville. expect to follow just a bit of police direction through the area. not much delay getting by. i'll have more traffic coming up in a few minutes at 6:18. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> she's made no secret of her support for president obama. now making ne
it starts saturday with the army-navy game at 3:00 p.m. we'll have a complete wrapup at 7:00 on "game on." >> just go get the wings, beer, soda and sit down and have a good weekend. then on sunday you can watch as the skins bring the ravens to tonight at fed ex fields. that is going to be a fantastic game. >>> when we come back, holiday shopping. >> we'll take a look at some food gifts from some local small businesses. our food blogger will be back with us in just...
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it all gets started saturday, the army/navy game 3:00. we've got a complete wrapup at 7:00 on game on and then sunday the big one. you can watch the skins welcoming the ravens to fedex. that will be followed by a special game on presentation. which brings us now to the team band. both teams have one, but the ravens don't really have much of a fight song and we were reminded today by pulitzer prize winning journalist george lardner that the skins almost didn't have one either because back in 1959 the man that aimed to bring the cowboys to dallas bought the rights to hail to the redskins right out from under our team and said he'd only give the song back if then redskins owner preston george marshall would lift his veto on nfl expansion to dallas and thus, the cowboys were born and we got the fight song back. lardner calls it legal extortion. >> yes, it was perfectly legal. >> reporter: it's just business. >> yeah. they bought the rights. they had the rights and they threatened to get an injunction if the redskins tried to play that song ag
it all gets started saturday, the army/navy game 3:00. we've got a complete wrapup at 7:00 on game on and then sunday the big one. you can watch the skins welcoming the ravens to fedex. that will be followed by a special game on presentation. which brings us now to the team band. both teams have one, but the ravens don't really have much of a fight song and we were reminded today by pulitzer prize winning journalist george lardner that the skins almost didn't have one either because back in...